Banded Amanita vs sun shell

Amanita battarrae compared with Astraea heliotropium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Amanita	sun shell
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Turbinidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Astraea
Species	Amanita battarrae	Astraea heliotropium

Conservation Status

Banded Amanita

LC — Least Concern

sun shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Amanita	sun shell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Amanita

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

sun shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in New Zealand.

Banded Amanita

The Banded Amanita (Amanita battarrae) is a species in the genus Amanita. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.